Wicomico County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wicomico County, Maryland?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Wicomico County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 61% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Wicomico County
In the November 2022 midterm, 30,549 of Wicomico County’s 76,907 eligible citizens voted: 39.7% turnout. That’s 5.7 points lower than Maryland overall (45.4%) and 6.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 46,358 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wicomico County ranks #5 of 24 counties in Maryland for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset County | #2 | 34.7% | 2.9 |
| Prince George's County | #3 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
| Allegany County | #4 | 39.6% | 2.5 |
| Wicomico County | #5 | 39.7% | 2.5 |
| Cecil County | #6 | 41.3% | 2.4 |
| Washington County | #7 | 41.8% | 2.4 |
| Baltimore County | #8 | 43.6% | 2.3 |
See all 24 Maryland counties ranked →